Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1999 - Analysis
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[ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "YES" TO RELRSNNL.] Would you say your religious beliefs are one of several reasons you think that homosexual marriage should not be legal, or the only reason you think that homosexual marriage should not be legal?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) One of several | 86 | 64.7% | 64.7% | -0.71 |
2) The only reason | 44 | 33.1% | 97.7% | 1.18 |
3) Don't know / No answer | 3 | 2.3% | 100.0% | 3.06 |
Missing | 269 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 133 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 years old | 25 to 44 years old | 45 to 64 years old | 65 years or older | Don't know / Refused | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One of several | 66.7%8 | 63.5%33 | 65.9%29 | 63.6%14 | 66.7%2 | 0 | 64.7%86 |
The only reason | 33.3%4 | 36.5%19 | 29.5%13 | 36.4%8 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 33.1%44 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 4.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 33.3%1 | 0 | 2.3%3 |
Missing | 42 | 116 | 76 | 31 | 4 | 269 | 0 |
Total | 100%12 | 100%52 | 100%44 | 100%22 | 100%3 | 133 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than Grade 9 | Ninth to eleventh grade | HS grad | Some college | College grad or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One of several | 100.0%2 | 40.0%2 | 59.5%25 | 69.0%29 | 66.7%28 | 0 | 64.7%86 |
The only reason | 0.0%0 | 40.0%2 | 38.1%16 | 31.0%13 | 31.0%13 | 0 | 33.1%44 |
Don't know / No answer | 0.0%0 | 20.0%1 | 2.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.4%1 | 0 | 2.3%3 |
Missing | 5 | 10 | 71 | 72 | 111 | 269 | 0 |
Total | 100%2 | 100%5 | 100%42 | 100%42 | 100%42 | 133 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Strong Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Independent | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One of several | 50.0%5 | 63.2%12 | 75.0%15 | 62.1%18 | 65.8%25 | 11 | 64.7%75 |
The only reason | 40.0%4 | 36.8%7 | 15.0%3 | 37.9%11 | 34.2%13 | 6 | 32.8%38 |
Don't know / No answer | 10.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 10.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.6%3 |
Missing | 42 | 64 | 66 | 38 | 15 | 286 | 44 |
Total | 100%10 | 100%19 | 100%20 | 100%29 | 100%38 | 116 |
Race (I-RACE)
White / Caucasian | Black | African-American | Native American / American Indian | Asian / Oriental | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One of several | 69.5%73 | 71.4%5 | 33.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 25.0%1 | 6 | 66.7%80 |
The only reason | 28.6%30 | 28.6%2 | 66.7%2 | 100.0%1 | 75.0%3 | 6 | 31.7%38 |
Don't know / No answer | 1.9%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 1.7%2 |
Missing | 218 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 282 | 29 |
Total | 100%105 | 100%7 | 100%3 | 100%1 | 100%4 | 120 |
Region (I-REGION)
New England | East Central | West Central | Mountain States | Middle Atlantic | Pacific Coast | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One of several | 50.0%4 | 64.5%20 | 59.1%13 | 45.0%9 | 80.0%20 | 74.1%20 | 0 | 64.7%86 |
The only reason | 37.5%3 | 35.5%11 | 40.9%9 | 55.0%11 | 12.0%3 | 25.9%7 | 0 | 33.1%44 |
Don't know / No answer | 12.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 8.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.3%3 |
Missing | 28 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 77 | 60 | 269 | 0 |
Total | 100%8 | 100%31 | 100%22 | 100%20 | 100%25 | 100%27 | 133 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Some other religion (Specify) | No religion (Not religious / Agnostic / Atheist) | Christian or just a Christian (Volunteered) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One of several | 65.8%52 | 63.3%19 | 100.0%1 | 72.7%8 | 0.0%0 | 44.4%4 | 2 | 64.6%84 |
The only reason | 32.9%26 | 30.0%9 | 0.0%0 | 27.3%3 | 0.0%0 | 55.6%5 | 1 | 33.1%43 |
Don't know / No answer | 1.3%1 | 6.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.3%3 |
Missing | 103 | 89 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 3 | 272 | 6 |
Total | 100%79 | 100%30 | 100%1 | 100%11 | 100%0 | 100%9 | 130 |